Everything about Lai Chi Kok totally explained
Lai Chi Kok is an area in
New Kowloon,
Hong Kong. It locates east of
Kwai Chung and west of
Cheung Sha Wan.
Mei Foo Sun Chuen is the largest housing estate in the area. Administratively it belongs to
Sham Shui Po District.
History
Lai Chi Kok literally means the
point of
lychee. It separated Cheung Sha Wan from
Lai Chi Kok Bay and a river from
Butterfly Valley separated Cheung Sha Wan from Lai Chi Kok.
Mei Lai Road nowaday approximates the shore and
Butterfly Valley Road the river before any reclamation. At the intermost of Lai Chi Kok Bay, namely present-day
Lai King Hill Road is a human inhabitant of
Kau Wa Keng.
Qing government had set up a
Customs station in Lai Chi Kok to collect
customs duties after ceding
Hong Kong Island and
Kowloon Peninsula to British. After the lease of New Territories, British reclaimed Lai Chi Kok for military use. On the other hand, west point of Lai Chi Kok Bay, in Kwai Chung, became a
torpedo storage. Later the reclamation became petroleum oil storage and later turned into
Mei Foo Sun Chuen.
Buildings
Lai Chi Kok Hospital is a special hospital located on the original location of the cap. Its neighbour
Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre is a structure managed by
Correctional Department.
The former
Lai Chi Kok Incinerator was one of three
incinerators in Hong Kong. It was demolished as it released pollutants in Hong Kong.
The headquarters of the
Kowloon Motor Bus is also located in the area. The bus depot behind was relocated and the site is replaced by a private housing project known as
Manhattan Hill.
Transport
The area is served by
Mei Foo Station on the
MTR Tsuen Wan Line and
Mei Foo on the
MTR West Rail Line.
Lai Chi Kok Station of the MTR is actually located outside of the area of Lai Chi Kok, but in Cheung Sha Wan.
Footnotes
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